Built in our workshop.
Hands-on preparation, careful setup, honest mechanical work and learning from every race.
01 / A RACING TEAM IN THE MAKING
BUILD IT.
RACE IT.
REPEAT.
The plan is simple. A group of friends, our own race cars, and weekends spent doing what we love. Starting with MX-5 sprint racing and C1 endurance, building the team one lap at a time.
FOUNDER-BUILT / FOUNDER-DRIVENEST. ON THE WAY
02 / THE IDEA BEHIND THE TEAM
NOT JUST
A BUSINESS.
A PASSION.
We don't want to watch from the pit wall. We want to be the ones taking the start.
Touring Works Racing is the competition arm of a wider enthusiast-led automotive business. The first goal isn't to sell race seats, chase trophies or pretend to be a professional outfit. It's to get a group of friends racing together, learn every part of running a team and build something we're proud of.
The founders stay in the driving seat.
As the business grows into race-car preparation and customer support, our own racing continues. The works team isn't an introductory chapter. It's why we started.
Raced by us.
Founder-drivers on the grid, with friends taking on the garage, pit wall and race-weekend roles.
Shared with the community.
The progress, the problems, the improvements — documenting the journey, not just the highlights.
03 / OUR STARTING GRID
TWO WAYS
TO GO RACING.
Close, affordable club racing is where we intend to start. Two very different disciplines, one shared foundation: develop the drivers, understand the cars and learn to run a proper race weekend.
PLANNED FIRST OWNED RACE CARYOUR CAR.
YOUR CAR.
YOUR LAP TIME.
The Mk1 MX-5 is a brilliant place to learn sprint racing properly: qualifying pressure, standing starts, traffic, close grids and extracting speed through consistency. We plan to buy a series-compliant race-prepared car and do as much of the work ourselves as practical.
- THE PLATFORM
- 1989–1997 Mazda MX-5 Mk1, 1.6-litre, subject to series regulations
- INITIAL APPROACH
- One team-owned car; founder drivers; selected club race weekends
PLANNED SHARED ENDURANCE SEATS INITIALLYONE CAR.
ONE CAR.
MANY MOVING PARTS.
C1 endurance is the team-building half of our plan. Shared drives teach pit-stop discipline, stint planning, reliability and the rhythm of racing together. Initially we'll explore joining established entries before investing in our own C1.
- THE PLATFORM
- First-generation three-door Citroën C1, 998cc, subject to series regulations
- INITIAL APPROACH
- Selected multi-driver races with our founders driving; own team car later
First race entries are targeted for 2028, not confirmed or scheduled.EXAMPLE COMPETITION CARS / NOT TOURING WORKS TEAM CARS
04 / THE GARAGE
SMALL CARS.
BIG DAYS.
We'd rather start with something we can prepare properly, afford to maintain and genuinely learn from. The initial garage is deliberately simple, with a route into larger racing programmes later.
CAR 01 / SPRINT PROGRAMMEACQUISITION PLANNED
ILLUSTRATIVE MK1 COMPETITION CARMAZDA MX-5 MK1
A lightweight, straightforward platform for learning chassis setup, repeatable preparation and the art of sprint racing.
ENGINE1.6L four-cylinder
FORMATClub sprint races
TEAM PLANBuy + self-prepare
CAR 02 / ENDURANCE PROGRAMMESHARED DRIVE FIRST
ILLUSTRATIVE C1 ENDURANCE RACE CARCITROËN C1
An accessible introduction to the logistical side of racing: shared stints, consumable management, pit procedures and teamwork.
ENGINE998cc three-cylinder
FORMATMulti-driver endurance
TEAM PLANShare seats, then own
These are examples of the intended types of competition car, not cars already owned or entered by Touring Works Racing. All cars and equipment will need to meet the regulations applicable at the time of entry. View photograph credits ↗
05 / THE PADDOCK LOG
THE STORY
STARTS BEFORE
THE START.
There are no race results to report yet — and we're not going to invent any. As the team takes shape, this is where car builds, testing notes, race-weekend reports and official results will live.
See our planned first season ↗TOURING WORKS / TEAM JOURNALPRE-LAUNCH
01
MX-5 programme
PLANNINGCar selection, series choice and first build-preparation notes.
02
Driver development
NEXT STEPLicences, coaching, testing and learning to race.
03
Endurance debut
NOT YET ENTEREDA first C1 shared race, then a proper team debrief.
04
Race reports & results
NO RESULTS YETReal reports and official classifications when we compete.
06 / INSIDE A RACE WEEKEND
MORE THAN
THE DRIVE.
For the team to work, everyone needs to understand what happens before, during and after the session. Explore the four stages we'll build our paddock procedures around.
THE WORKS / PIT-WALL PLAYBOOK
GOOD RACING
STARTS LONG
BEFORE THE GRID.
A simple first version of the team's operating rhythm. From mechanical checks to driver debriefs, the discipline in the paddock makes the racing possible.
WORKS OPERATIONS / PLANNING BOARDCONCEPT
01
PREPARE THE CAR.
PREPARE THE TEAM.
Start each race meeting with a known car, a clear plan and a team who understand their responsibilities.
- Safety equipment and regulatory compliance checks
- Torque, fluid, brake and tyre inspections
- Transport, spares, tools and paperwork
- Driver and crew responsibilities agreed
ILLUSTRATIVE WORKFLOW / NOT A LIVE RACE-DAY SYSTEM
07 / THE ROAD AHEAD
A LONG GAME.
ONE LAP AT A TIME.
We want the team to grow in step with the wider business — adding capability and disciplines only when we've earned the experience and can support the running costs.
2027
Get race-ready.
Do the groundwork rather than buying everything at once.
- Competition licences and driver coaching
- Choose the specific MX-5 championship
- Inspect and source the first car
- Build a dependable race-weekend kit
2028
Put the team on the grid.
Start small, concentrate on consistency, and share the story.
- Selected MX-5 sprint race weekends
- Join one or two C1 endurance entries
- Learn race operations with the founders driving
- Document setup, results and lessons honestly
2029+
Build a lasting works team.
Explore multi-car racing and the commercial services that complement it.
- Consider an owned C1 and further race disciplines
- Customer racing-car preparation and builds
- Trackside race support as resources allow
- Keep the founders racing throughout
The roadmap is aspirational. Dates, series, cars and team capacity may change as the business develops.
08 / BEYOND OUR OWN GRID
RACE IT OURSELVES.
BUILD FOR OTHERS.
The works team will be a place to develop our knowledge and credibility. Over time, that could lead naturally into customer race-car builds, preparation and support — without turning the founders into spectators.
Race-car
construction.
Series-specific conversions, compliant safety installations, mechanical preparation and clearly documented customer builds.
FUTURE SERVICE / NOT YET AVAILABLERace preparation
& maintenance.
Inspection, refreshes, suspension and brake work, setup development and off-season reliability programmes.
FUTURE SERVICE / NOT YET AVAILABLETrackside
engineering.
Transport logistics, mechanic support, pit equipment and race-weekend operational services as the team scales.
FUTURE SERVICE / NOT YET AVAILABLECommercial motorsport services will be launched only when the facilities, qualified personnel, insurance and operational processes are in place.
09 / STAY IN TOUCH
SEE YOU
ON THE GRID.
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